Free Download T. E. Franklinos, "Propertius’ Cynthia: The Book as Beloved"
English | ISBN: 0198940238 | 2025 | 256 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Propertius’ Cynthia considers Propertius’ metapoetic and intra- and intertextual habits and their relationship with the repetitious amatory discourse that he fashions for himself with his beloved, Cynthia. Where scholarship tends to treat as separate the metaliterary and the amatory aspects of Propertius’ poetry, this volume – focussed on Books 3 and 4 – argues that his discussion of his own poetry and of his relationship to it as an author-figure – his metapoetic commentary – is closely married to, and can be clearly mapped onto, his account of his relationship with Cynthia, especially in Books 1-3.
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